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IR35 reforms delayed until 2021
18th Mar 2020 | Posted by:The government has announced a one year delay to controversial changes to the off payroll working rules, due to be enacted next month
Read MoreBudget 2020: measures to help business fight coronavirus
13th Mar 2020 | Posted by:In the first Budget since October 2018, new Chancellor Rishi Sunak has set out a comprehensive set of measures to support business and households through the coronavirus crisis
Read MoreBuy-to-let landlords getting cold feet over sector regulation
13th Mar 2020 | Posted by:Buy-to-let landlords have turned negative on their investments due to higher taxes and greater regulation, according to research from property development firm Accumulate Capital.
Read MoreLoan charge repayment guidance issued by HMRC
5th Mar 2020 | Posted by:HMRC has published details of proposed legislation for administering refunds to taxpayers who made voluntary payments prior to settling the loan charge.
Read MoreHMRC advisory fuel rates for company car users from 1 March
25th Feb 2020 | Posted by:HMRC has published the latest advisory fuel rates (AFR) for company car users, effective from 1 March 2020 cutting mileage rates for Diesel and Petrol vehicles with 2000cc or more by 1p per mile
Read MoreGovernment to name and shame minimum wage offenders
24th Feb 2020 | Posted by:The UK government has reintroduced the naming and shaming of employers who fail to pay their employees the National Minimum Wage (NMW) or the National Living Wage (NLW).
Read MoreUK fast becoming cashless society
21st Feb 2020 | Posted by:The UK will become a cashless society within the next 15 years unless the government takes action, according to the Access to Cash Review.
Read MoreNew ‘Off payroll working’ rules (IR35)
19th Feb 2020 | Posted by:The IR35 rules were originally introduced in 2000, with the object of making sure that any individual hired for work via a personal service company, in circumstances which suggest an employer/employee type relationship, pays taxes at the same levels as “on the books” workers.
Read MoreTax changes see private landlord numbers slump
18th Feb 2020 | Posted by:Tax reforms are starting to have an impact on the property investment market, with the estimated number of landlords in the private rental sector falling to a seven-year low
Read MorePopping the question – marriage allowance
14th Feb 2020 | Posted by:Latest figures from HMRC show that two million taxpayers are not using the benefit, with only 1.8m signed up to the marriage allowance.
Read MoreHMRC launches fewer dawn raids
14th Feb 2020 | Posted by:HMRC raided 1,082 homes and businesses last year as part of criminal investigations into tax evasion, numbers are falling as HMRC has access to more targeted information
Read MoreHMRC announces off-payroll changes will not be applied retrospectively
11th Feb 2020 | Posted by:HMRC has announced that changes to the off-payroll rules will only apply to payments made for services provided on or after 6 April 2020.
Read MoreOver 950,000 taxpayers miss self assessment deadline
5th Feb 2020 | Posted by:The number of taxpayers who missed the self assessment deadline rose to 958,296 this year, according to data published by HMRC.
Read MoreNICs thresholds to rise 10% in April
31st Jan 2020 | Posted by:Changes to the National Insurance Contributions (NICs) threshold will see 31m individuals receive a tax cut in April
Read MoreTime to pay tax arrangements go online
30th Jan 2020 | Posted by:HMRC has modernised time to pay arrangements for taxpayers who are unable to pay their bills allowing them to renegotiate everything online rather than talking to HMRC
Read MoreHomeowners warned on ‘seismic’ shift in CGT rules
29th Jan 2020 | Posted by:New rules which are due to be introduced on 6 April this year mean those liable for CGT must send a new standalone online return to HMRC
Read MoreCommemorative Brexit 50p coin revealed
28th Jan 2020 | Posted by:The Chancellor has revealed the Brexit coin, a 50p inscribed ‘Peace, prosperity and friendship with all nations’ and the date the UK leaves the EU
Read MoreWitchcraft and hamsters amongst worst self assessment excuses
23rd Jan 2020 | Posted by:Vengeful witches and pet hamsters feature in HMRC's list of imaginative excuses and expense claims, which has been published
Read MoreGovernment backs down on loan charge rules
22nd Jan 2020 | Posted by:The government has backed down on the original time frame for loan charge compliance giving taxpayers who signed up to schemes approved by HMRC before 2015 greater leniency
Read MoreGovernment promises review of student loans repayment system
20th Jan 2020 | Posted by:The government has vowed to undertake a revamp of the current student loans repayment system.
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